Chapter 35 - Choosing Friends (1/2)

Chapter 35: Choosing Friends

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The people held their breaths and fixed their eyes on the emperor, who had not responded to anything since the beginning.

The little dumpling had no idea what was going on with everyone. She looked at the crowd a few more times. When her curiosity for outsiders was exhausted, she focused on the food on the table.

In front of the emperor, there were more varieties of food than others. The imperial dining room also took care of the taste of the little princess. Only what a three-year-old child could eat was put on the table.

Wei Jue never paid any attention to the desires of the stomach and mouth, and the food presented was light, so he stopped eating after five to six bites.

What was left was a cheap and greedy little dumpling.

Yinyin couldn’t change her curb her weakness towards delicious food. She was used to living in the shabby house in the village before transmigrating. She had never eaten anything delicious back then. Yinyin lived by the grace of her neighborhood’s good uncles and aunties and picked up bottles and sold them for a living. Food especially is precious in her heart.

The craftsmanship of the imperial dining room was not bad. In order to please the emperor, every palace worker had expended great efforts on making it. Naturally, the food also tasted so good that the little dumpling would have wished to devour everything.

For this banquet, there was no talent show or any other form of entertainment, so people watched the little princess beside the emperor chewing with her mouth full and cheeks bulging. She not only ate herself, but also thought of her father, the emperor while she ate. She would take a few bites then scoop a spoonful of delicious food for the emperor clumsily.

The civil and military officials stiffly watched the emperor expressionlessly swallowing the things the princess had scooped out, while the other members widened their eyes, opened their mouths, and looked at the little princess with amazement and admiration.

Even if it was really just a little princess, she was the most powerful person present in the room. She dared to feed the emperor! This time the girl was more determined to make friends with the little princess. It was very dignified to have a friend who is not afraid of the emperor!

Wei Jue wiped her mouth slowly, and then he wiped the greasy mouth and claws of the dumpling. Then he looked down at all the people.

“Tell me, who do you really want, to come into the palace to study with you?”

The ministers who had just said that they would send their children into the palace hurriedly said yes.

“I’m not asking you.” said Wei Jue and then he looked at the group of kids, “Say it yourself.”

The prime minister held his grandson’s hand high. “Choose him!”

Cao Lian, from the grand master’s mansion, defied his timid mother and said, “I want to!”

The other kids couldn’t wait to promote themselves before the little princess!

Even if they were afraid of the emperor, the Young kids would go out of their way to make friends with the fierce little princess and summon their courage to reply in front of the fierce and vicious emperor.

One of King Wu’s sons and daughters were twins. They looked at their father carefully in unison. They saw that his face was gentle, and they mustered up their courage.

Dangliang’s lips are hooked.

Wei Jue pondered and said, “Choose five from them to enter the palace. Zhou Yi, a scholar from the Imperial Academy, and Bo Yuan, the Prime Minister of the right, are responsible for teaching.”

Zhou Yinian, a senior scholar, was about 40 years old. He had a clean face and a clear temperament. He had a little moustache, which was quite the gentleman’s style. He bowed his hand and said yes.

Boyuan smiled and said: “The little princess is so lovely. I should teach her well!”

The little dumpling thought that his voice was familiar. She was busy eating and glanced up. She was stunned. Then uncle Boyuan waved to the little princess and said, “I can’t wait for another three days. It’s so nice to see the little princess so energetic!”

He was also very willing to keep talking but when WeiJue looked over he obediently shut his mouth.

Some people asked how to choose five accompanying reading partners?

Looking left and right, there were more than ten people who were willing to go to the palace to accompany the Princess. Young noble children were facing the first elimination crisis in their lives before they entered the official arena.

WeiJue looked at the dumplings lined up before him, “Let her choose by herself.”

Everyone was surprised, and the little dumpling looked at Daddy blankly.

But the system jingled and said happily, “Little cub, choose quickly. Other than the bad uncle’s children you can have anyone you want.”

The little dumpling was at a loss for a long time, and then she learned with the system’s explanation that her father had asked her to choose friends. The little dumpling’s eyes started glowing brightly with the word “friend”. She had never had any friends of her own age before. The children in the community looked down upon her and called her poor, ragged and especially bad. However, the little dumpling was still full of yearning for friends, and now she would also have friends!

She cheered with joy, and threw herself at her father and hugged him.

The WeiJue who was being attacked: “…”

He didn’t know what was wrong with this dumpling’s brain, but he could see that she was very happy. The corner of WeiJue’s mouth is cocked up in a somewhat smile for a brief second before coming down again.

Civil and military officials: “…”

“Whoa!” they said within their own minds in unison.

Since it was natural to choose friends, and since the little dumpling had a thing for pretty things and beautiful people, she subconsciously started looking at the beautiful children.

Cao Lian of the grand master’s mansion was more daring. He blinked at the little princess as if gesturing ‘look at me!’

The child from the prime minister’s office Jiang Cao was also not willing to fall behind. Criss Crossing his fingers he said, “Little princess, I have five story books with paintings. If you choose me, I’ll show them to you!”

The old prime minister asked his great grandson, “Story books?”

Jiang Cao covered his mouth and thought, ‘Bad, exposed!’

But even so, in order to make the little princess have a good impression on himself, Jiang Cao was stubborn and didn’t back away from her choice. Even if he was to be spanked for this, he recognizes it!